i saw an interview of the spelling bee winner, evan something, and alot of people suspected him of being an aspie, as he delayed to answer alot and was speaking a bit in montones during the talking. of course when they talked about it, they kept saying he was suffering from a horrible disease. but anyway, he's homeschooled and said he would rather be homeschooled than being in public school (i suspect he was bullied).
which spelling bee? Was that the kid who said he liked math competitions better than spelling because he liked the way the numbers fit together as opposed to spelling which he felt was simply memorization?
Public schools need to have zero tolerance for the expression of negative opinions.
Prepare the kids for the world of work.
1. We don't get to express negative opinions of people at work, and not even positive opinions (no harassment by gender).
2. We get to dress more or less alike (aside from this as a reason for high school uniforms, it would eliminate the distraction and discrimination by fashion)
3. no cliques on school time
4. reinforce the idea that the school day is dedicated to the acquisition of knowledge, and hopefully, some wisdom, and not petty social circles
I'm not saying there are no cliques in work life or that it isn't possible to take a long time to find your niche (corporate attitudes very widely).
Schools are behind the times.
At least at progressive offices, discrimination or personal conflict along the lines of Middle Eastern ethnicity, gayness, or disability will lead to dismissal.
So identical behaviors in grade school should also be strongly punished.
I'm not sure I agree GuessWho. I agree that work should be about work and not about kissing up or popularity. For years I thought that all I needed was to be skilled at the job to get rewarded based on the merit of my work and that it would be okay to avoid the social stuff. But I am only recently learning (with the guidance of a friend) that success and promotions in my place of work depends a great deal more on social interactions in the office than I had ever imagined. .
oh i see, perhaps i misread your post the first time through
OK, a question from a clueless foreigner: what is a spelling bee? Is it just a competition where kids are asked to spell words? I'm not sure I get it.
OK, a question from a clueless foreigner: what is a spelling bee? Is it just a competition where kids are asked to spell words? I'm not sure I get it.
Yes that is exactly it
We had Myers Briggs scores released yesterday. I am a INTJ. The leader stressed that everybody is valuable and contributes, and at least suggested that every difference provides a gift.
INTJ, in my case, makes me a Top Gun pilot of a Pentium III plus whatever servers we run.
i saw an interview of the spelling bee winner, evan something, and alot of people suspected him of being an aspie... said he would rather be homeschooled than being in public school (i suspect he was bullied).
LOL -- here he's being seen as Aspie, but at the gay forum I also frequent, gay men were saying, "Oh, god -- when I was 13 I was just like that!"
Spelling bees are interesting if you are spelling English words; because English is such a complicated language. The spelling isn't simple because there are a lot of words borrowed from other languages, as well as many rules and many exceptions to the rules. A German spelling bee would go on forever--one letter has one sound, and the average child can spell anything.